Former Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton admits working as escort

5:51 PM,
Dec. 20, 2012

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Wisconsin State Journal and Gannett Wisconsin Media

Citing depression that "goes way back to childhood," former Olympic runner Suzy Favor Hamilton, a Wisconsin running icon, confirmed Thursday that until recently, she had been working as a high-priced escort in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Chicago.

The news of Favor Hamilton's secret life was broken Thursday by the website The Smoking Gun.

In an email, the 44-year-old former University of Wisconsin middle-distance runner confirmed that the story was true save for one detail. ...